Don't forget the tech cartel that suppressed wages by non-poaching agreements. Several of the most prominent tech employers in the US illegally colluded for ye

Don't forget the tech cartel that suppressed wages by non-poaching agreements. Several of the most prominent tech employers in the US illegally colluded for years to deprive employees of billions of dollars of wages. It was an open and shut case, with chief executives going on record about this illegal collusion. Result? Department of Labor investigates, finds them guilty... and they get a slap on the wrist for the tune of a few million dollars. To repeat, this collusion is a crime by US law. It's a violation of Section One of the Sherman Act. In the US, the legal balance of power has been tipped for decades in favor of employers: non-competes, mandatory arbitration agreements (which practically mean you can't sue your employer no matter how badly they mistreat you), etc. Both the laws themselves and their enforcement have steadily moved to favor and empower employers, while employees are deprived of any benefit of the legal system or their most basic rights (such as to change jobs). Most of us live in a bubble because we are engineers and work in California, which is relatively labor-friendly. Just wait until you get into a serious disagreement with your employer, or seek employment outside of California, say in New York or Seattle, where both non-competes and forced arbitration are perfectly enforceable.